Unisex name · since 2004
Ruari
Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 133 babies named Ruari, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,061 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
133 girls have been named Ruari since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ruari recorded 133 times among girls since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2022.
- #24,061 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 133 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ruari ranks #24,061 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 133 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,061 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 133
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ruari's 133 recorded births place it above 66.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ruari's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ruari splits its recorded history at 2012: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ruari popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2022
- Peak year (2016)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Ruari popularity over time - boys
117 total births recorded since 2003 (Ruari as boys' name)
Ruari by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (78 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Ruari's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Ruari births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
48 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 78 births (59% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ruari's data
- Ruari's decade-level peak was the 2010s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ruari: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~18 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2004–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ruari draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.